helderheid
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Tue Jan-24-06 12:43 AM
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| Canadian Elections - been away - what happened? |
| SidDithers
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Tue Jan-24-06 12:45 AM
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| 1. Slim Conservative Minority.... |
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NDP made big gains in both popular vote and seats won. Liberals a strong second, despite a bad campaign and scandals galore. Paul Martin steps down as leader of Liberals. Bloc Quebecois loses 4 seats and drops to ~40% of the vote in Quebec.
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| helderheid
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Tue Jan-24-06 12:47 AM
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| 2. slightly confused.. Liberals a strong second to NDP or Conservatives? |
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Edited on Tue Jan-24-06 12:47 AM by helderheid
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| SidDithers
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Tue Jan-24-06 12:51 AM
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The Conservatives won a slim minority government with 124 seats, to the Liberals 103, Bloc 51 and NDP 29. There was 1 independant.
more details here: www.cbc.ca
Stephen Harper did not win enough seats to force through his agenda. He can only pass legislation by co-operating with another party.
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Tue Jan-24-06 12:52 AM
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| 4. sounds disappointing but not earth shattering like our situation here. |
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Edited on Tue Jan-24-06 12:53 AM by helderheid
edited to add a heartfelt THANK YOU for the explanations!
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Tue Jan-24-06 01:16 AM
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| 5. Check the Canada forum. |
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Nutshell: Not terrible, could have been a lot worse.
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| Union Thug
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Tue Jan-24-06 01:33 AM
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| 6. Well, at least there's still South America! |
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I think northerners have become too acclimated to being the overstuffed imperialists. Hope lives in Latin America.
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